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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 17 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Jerry Eugene Gravitt.

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1 United States v. Jerry Eugene Gravitt Anchor
ca5 · 1974
green “if there is extrinsic evidence tending to corroborate the confession, the confession as a whole is admissible; and some elements of the offense may be proven entirely on the basis of a corroborated confession.” 4
2 United States v. Robert Atkins
ca5 · 1980
green “a defendant cannot rely upon the sentences which other defendants receive as any yard stick for his sentence.” 4
3 United States v. Grady James Maner
ca5 · 1980
green “whether viewing the evidence most favorably to the government, a reasonable-minded jury could find the admissible evidence sufficient to support the jury's verdict of guilty.” 3
4 United States v. Patricia Lynn Fisher
ca5 · 1993
green “the application of 3b1.3 is a sophisticated factual determination,” 3
5 United States v. Jimmy Lee Rasco Marcus A. Milton
ca5 · 1997
green “upon motion for judgment of acquittal, to weigh evidence or assess the credibility of witnesses.” 3

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